[🇧🇩-Navy] Bangladesh Navy news/views

[Bilal9]

I heard that Bangladesh navy is contemplating inducting patrol crafts with a displacement of more than 500 tons. Because of green house effect the Bay of Bengal is getting rough. So, the navy thinks ships with larger displacements are needed to cope with the climate change. By the by, BNS Biskhali is not an LPC but a PC. LPCs have larger displacements.

You are quite correct.

Anything under 500 tons displacement (typically 200~350 tons) should limit activity to within a mile or two of Bangladesh coastal areas.

These are called Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPVs). I am sure you know about these.

The minimum displacement that should be allowed to go into patrolling into the open ocean should be the size of Durjoy class (650 tons). They had plans to build more at Khulna Shipyard. maybe got stalled, who knows.

BN might be looking at alternate even larger patrol craft designs. Coast Guard patrol crafts are called Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) and are way less equipped i.e. no missiles or torpedos.

Malaysia's equivalent LPCs (like Durjoy class) are called Keris class and they have (or will have) 18 of them when done. We only have four for a similar (or larger) patrolled area.

 

[Saif]

Commissioning ceremony of indigenous made Padma Class Batch-II patrol Boat for Bangladesh Navy।​

 

[Bilal9]

Commissioning ceremony of indigenous made Padma Class Batch-II patrol Boat for Bangladesh Navy।​

It has been marine tradition for eons to break a bottle in the bow of a new ship by women for good luck.

I guess BN does not follow that tradition.

 

[Saif]

It has been marine tradition for eons to break a bottle in the bow of a new ship by women for good luck.

I guess BN does not follow that tradition.

It's a Western tradition.............not for Bangladesh navy to follow.

 

[Saif]

আধুনিক প্রযুক্তির ছোঁয়ায় নতুন যুদ্ধ জাহাজে আরো সুসজ্জিত নৌবাহিনী

 

[Saif]

Bangladesh Navy’s operation to protect fisheries resources concludes: ISPR

The Bangladesh Navy's "Special Combing Operation-2025," under the "In Aid to Civil Power" initiative, aimed at protecting the country's fisheries resources and biodiversity, concluded on Friday. The operation, which began on January 12, was carried out in four phases, in coordination with law enfo

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Bangladesh Navy’s operation to protect fisheries resources concludes: ISPR
UNB
Published :
Mar 01, 2025 20:25
Updated :
Mar 01, 2025 20:25

The Bangladesh Navy's "Special Combing Operation-2025," under the "In Aid to Civil Power" initiative, aimed at protecting the country's fisheries resources and biodiversity, concluded on Friday.

The operation, which began on January 12, was carried out in four phases, in coordination with law enforcement agencies, according to a press release from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Saturday.

The Navy conducted special combing operations across 16 districts, including Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Noakhali, Lakshmipur, Chandpur, Khulna, Bagerhat, Satkhira, Shariatpur, Barisal, Jhalakathi, Patuakhali, Pirojpur, Barguna, Bhola, and Munshiganj.

The operation involved 12 ship bases of the Bangladesh Navy and numerous boats. A total of 303 operations were conducted in four phases: January 12-19, January 25-31, February 9-15, and February 21-28, 2025, the release mentioned.

Illegal nets and jatkas worth more than Tk 132 crore were seized during the operation.

Fishing nets were burned and destroyed in the presence of local authorities, while jatka fish were donated to local orphanages.

Additionally, public awareness campaigns were held in surrounding areas to discourage the use of illegal fishing nets and promote legal fish harvesting, the release added.

The Bangladesh Navy has been conducting special operations in coastal districts since 2021 to protect jatka, and currently, seven ship bases are deployed in nine districts to prevent jatka fishing.​

 

[Saif]

Bangladesh navy has put BNS Samadru Avizan on display for the public on the Independence Day of Bangladesh.

 

[Bilal9]

Bangladesh navy has put BNS Samadru Avizan on display for the public on the Independence Day of Bangladesh.

BNS Somudra Avijan is a training ship (frigate) and is probably the highest displacement ship ( 3250 Tonnes ) in Bangladesh Navy.

It is ideal for having spaces to mount VLS tubes. Don't know if that will ever be done, being how old it is.

 

[Saif]

BNS Somudra Avijan is a training ship (frigate) and is probably the highest displacement ship ( 3250 Tonnes ) in Bangladesh Navy.

It is ideal for having spaces to mount VLS tubes. Don't know if that will ever be done, being how old it is.

This particular ship belonged to USCG. I don't think BN has any plan to arm this ship with missiles. In my humble opinion, BN should buy Type 23 Duke class frigates from Royal navy. Type 23 frigates will be decommissioned by the Royal navy soon. BN can buy a few of these frigates at scrap price.

 

[Bilal9]

This particular ship belonged to USCG. I don't think BN has any plan to arm this ship with missiles. In my humble opinion, BN should buy Type 23 Duke class frigates from Royal navy. Type 23 frigates will be decommissioned by the Royal navy soon. BN can buy a few of these frigates at scrap price.

My thoughts exactly, I thought about this even a couple of years ago when they were planning replacements for the Duke Class...excellent choice (especially these having Anti-air VLS tubes)! I see in Wiki they have four ready for disposal already, HMS Monmouth, Montrose, Westminster and Northumberland.

The only problem is we have to become dependent on Harpoons if we keep the existing fitment. However there is an excellent alternative - Turkish Atmaca which we may soon be using and standardizing on for both Naval and Army use. Turkey and Bangladesh Signed 6th Cooperation Agreement | TURDEF

@LegionnairE brother - could Atmaca be a great replacement for Harpoons? Meaning could the missiles fit into existing Harpoon launch tubes?

 

[Bilal9]

@Saif bhai, I feel that our existing Durjoy class LPCs essentially have no teeth. Equipped with ineffective missiles like the C704 (only 35 KM range).

When Azmat Class FACs in Pakistan are equipped with Harbah cruise missiles with 290 KM range. Here is one of the Azmat class vessels (PNS Himmat) firing a Harbah missile (courtesy Quwa.org).

We should equip our existing and future Durjoy class (roughly same size as Azmat class) with that missile (two Durjoy class were already built at Khulna Shipyard and I believe there were further plans to build another four).

I am sure Pakistan will transfer the Harbah missile technology to Bangladesh too as they did to Qatar. @PakistanProud bhai your thoughts on the matter.

290 KM range of Harbah is just shy of MTCR limits of 300 KM.

 

[Saif]

My thoughts exactly, I thought about this even a couple of years ago when they were planning replacements for the Duke Class...excellent choice (especially these having Anti-air VLS tubes)! I see in Wiki they have four ready for disposal already, HMS Monmouth, Montrose, Westminster and Northumberland.

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The only problem is we have to become dependent on Harpoons if we keep the existing fitment. However there is an excellent alternative - Turkish Atmaca which we may soon be using and standardizing on for both Naval and Army use. Turkey and Bangladesh Signed 6th Cooperation Agreement | TURDEF

@LegionnairE brother - could Atmaca be a great replacement for Harpoons? Meaning could the missiles fit into existing Harpoon launch tubes?

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Bangladesh navy should procure the four available Duke Class frigates at the soonest. Duke Class will give us the capabilities to protect our EEZ from IN's Nilgiri class frigates. We should not buy 2nd hand Chinese frigates because they lack the capabilities to match IN's Nilgiri and Talwar class frigates. By the by, don't worry about Harpoon because we can replace it with Chinese CM-302. Replacing missile tubes is no big deal. Hope you agree with me.